Finished reading “The Machine Stops” by E.M. Forster.
In this 1909 novella, humanity lives underground in isolated cells, every need met by the Machine. When it begins to fail, a mother and her rebellious son face civilization’s total dependency.
Forster’s prescience is incredible… predicting video calls and the internet in 1909 — but more so the haunting cultural gaslighting: a society too dependent to recognize its own decline.
5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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